75D - PH - VMT AND CEQA GUIDELINES

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Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Envimmnental Oual'ty Act (2019) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Absent these two circumstances, future expansion of a project need not be discussed. CEQA does not require speculative discussion of future development that is unspecific or uncertain. However, if future action is not considered now, it must be considered and environmentally evaluated before it is actually implemented. 7.25 NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF DRAFT EIR; NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT EIR. Notice of Completion. When the Draft EIR is completed, a Notice of Completion (Form "H") must be filed with OPR in a printed hard copy or in electronic form on a diskette or by electronic mail transmission. The Notice shall contain: (a) A brief description of the proposed project; (b) The location of the proposed project including the proposed project's latitude and longitude; (c) An address where copies of the Draft EIR are available and a description of how the Draft EIR can be provided in an electronic format; and (d) The review period during which comments will be received on the Draft EIR. OPR has developed a model form Notice of Completion. Form H follows OPR's model. To ensure that the documents are accepted by OPR staff, this form should be used when documents are transmitted to OPR. Notice of Availability. At the same time it sends a Notice of Completion to OPR, the City shall provide public notice of the availability of the Draft EIR by distributing a Notice of Availability of Draft EIR (Form "K"). The Notice of Availability shall include at least the following information: (a) A brief description of the proposed project and its location; (b) The starting and ending dates for the review period during which the City will receive comments, the manner in which the City will receive those comments, and whether the review period has been shortened; (c) The date, time, and place of any scheduled public meetings or hearings to be held by the City on the proposed project, if the City knows this information when it prepares the Notice; (d) A list of the significant environmental effects anticipated as a result of the project; (e) The address where copies of the EIR and all documents incorporated by reference in the EIR will be available for public review, and a description of how the Draft EIR can be obtained in electronic format. This location shall be readily accessible to the public during the City's normal working hours ; and (f) A statement indicating whether the project site is included on any list of hazardous waste facilities, land designated as hazardous waste property, or hazardous waste disposal site, and, if so, the information required in the Hazardous Waste and Substances Statement pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. The Notice of Availability shall be provided to: (a) Each Responsible and Trustee Agency; 2019 City of Santa Ana Local Guidelines OBest Best & Krieger LLP 75D-123